Greater Copenhagen Light Rail

Hovedstadens Letbane
Tram at Ishøj Station on opening day
Overview
LocaleMetropolitan Copenhagen
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines2 (in development)
Number of stations27
Websitewww.dinletbane.dk
Operation
Began operation26 October 2025 (southern section)
Operation will start2026 (northern section)
Operator(s)Metro Service A/S
Inmetro
Metroselskabet I/S
Metro Service (Copenhagen Metro)
Københavns Metro
ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi)
Ringby-Letbanesamarbejdet
Train length4 cars - 36.9 m (121 ft 34 in)
Technical
System length27 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC Overhead lines
Average speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Map of the route
Greater Copenhagen Light Rail
Lundtofte
Rævehøjvej
Anker Engelunds Vej DTU
Akademivej DTU
Fortunbyen
Lyngby Centrum
Lyngby
Gammelmosevej
Buddinge
Gladsaxe Rådhus
Gladsaxevej
Gladsaxe Trafikplads
Dynamovej
Herlev Hospital
Herlev Bymidte
Herlev
Herlev Syd
Train depot
Rødovre Nord
Glostrup Ejby
Glostrup Nord (Hersted)
Glostrup Hospital (Rigshospitalet)
Glostrup
Kirkebjerg
Brøndbyvester
Delta Park
Vallensbæk
Strandhaven
Ishøj Strand Arken
Ishøj

Greater Copenhagen Light Rail (Danish: Hovedstadens Letbane, lit.'The Capital City's Light Rail') is a light rail system which when fully operational will connect with six S-train lines in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark, parallel to but outside the borders of Copenhagen Municipality. Its first stage is known as the Ring 3 Light Rail, for which construction started in 2018. It will go from Lundtofte, north of Copenhagen to Ishøj station in the southwest, with a projected annual ridership of 13-14 million. The southern section, from Ishøj to Rødovre Nord, with 12 stations, opened on 26 October 2025, while the northern section to Lundtofte, comprising 17 stations, is expected to open in the summer of 2026.

The line is owned by the Ringby-Letbanesamarbejdet (Ring city-Light rail cooperation), which is a collaboration between the municipalities serviced or affected by the line.